Psychological profile and α-amylase levels in oral lichen planus patients: A case-control preliminary study.

Juliana Araújo da Silva Simoura Alessandra Laís Pinho Valente Pires Lísia Daltro Borges Alves Franco Arsati Ynara Bosco de Oliveira Lima Arsati Jean Nunes Dos Santos Valéria Souza Freitas

Published in: Oral diseases (2021)

The applied psychological tests indicated that factors such as anxiety, depression, and stress were associated with oral lichen planus. Salivary analyses demonstrated a higher concentration of α-amylase thirty minutes post-awakening on individuals with the disease and its decline correlated with stress, suggesting the role of α-amylase as a promising biomarker for future studies.

Keyphrases

case control
sleep quality
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
stress induced
current status
heat stress